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Featured Artist: Margaret Leveson

Founding member of Blue Mountain Gallery in Manhattan and Longyear Gallery in Margaretville, NY, Margaret Leveson is primarily a plein air painter, captivated by the Catskill Mountains scenery. Margaret studied at the NYU Institute of Fine Arts, and later on earned an MFA from Brooklyn College. She’s lived in the Catskills since 1977, when she and her husband David purchased J. Francis Murphy’s house in Middletown … Continue reading Featured Artist: Margaret Leveson

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Weekend in the Catskills – 7/18/14

If there was ever a perfect weekend to be in the Catskills, this would be it: pleasant weather, in the mid-70s during the day, and low 50s at night, an abundance of green, and birds, and all the beautiful things that make country living so enriching. And, there is art – lots of it this weekend. The Phoenicia Spoken Word event takes place tonight at … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 7/18/14

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art, festivals, history, museums, music, theater

Weekend in the Catskills – 7/11/14

Plenty to do for art lovers in the Catskills this weekend: One Night with Fanny Brice performance at The Open Eye Theater in Margaretville, a Smithsonian lecture at the Zadock Pratt Museum in Prattsville, Chagall in High Falls new exhibition at the Emporium in High Falls, the Irish Arts Week Festival in East Durham, and the launch of the Hudson Music Project in Saugerties, are … Continue reading Weekend in the Catskills – 7/11/14

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art, photography

Rare Photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Andes, NY

Re-posted from Short Compositions on Life, Art, PR and More (originally posted on 7.22.2011) “This summer, Andes is a destination for Beatles memorabilia. A collection of 23 never-before-published images of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in their West Village apartment in New York City are displayed at Andes Art & Antiques. Merna Popper owns the gallery, which is in a barn attached to the back of her … Continue reading Rare Photographs of John Lennon and Yoko Ono in Andes, NY

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art, documentaries

Four Art Documentaries You Won’t Regret Watching

Re-posted from Short Compositions on Life, Art, PR and More (originally posted on 7.26.2009) Since it’s summer and vacation time – that period of the year when we feel like accumulating new experiences, seeing and learning new things – I feel like recommending a few documentaries I watched recently and enjoyed a lot.What I propose today is: “Mark Twain” (2000), “Stravinsky: Once at a Border” (2008), “The … Continue reading Four Art Documentaries You Won’t Regret Watching

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abstract art, art, art history, Cubism, Expressionism, galleries, Impressionism, modern art, museums, painting, Post-Impressionism, prints, surrealism

Visit at Guggenheim

Re-posted from Short Compositions on Life, Art, PR and More (originally posted on 5.15.2009) Situated on Fifth Avenue, nearby the Metropolitan Museum of Art and overlooking Central Park, Guggenheim Museum is one of the main attractions on the touristic map of New York City. The Museum is home to major 20th century art works by Picasso, Braque, Chagall, Miro, Magritte, Dali, Modigliani, Kandinsky, Brancusi as well as … Continue reading Visit at Guggenheim

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